RAGI SANKATI

  Ragi is one of the Health food for reducing weight and controlling Diabetes and a cooling the body

RAGI SANKATI

INGREDIENTS:
 
Ragi flour - 2 cups
Rice - 1 cup
Water - 7 cups
Salt - for taste

METHOD:
 
Soak rice in water for 1 hour.

Boil 7 cups of water in a heavy bottomed vessel. Drain the rice and add it to the vessel when the water boils. Allow it to boil until the rice gets well cooked.

Simmer the stove and add salt and ragi flour as a heap on top of the rice. Do not mix it, close with a plate and cook for 10-15 mins in medium flame.

Once done remove from flame and immediately mix well with a wooden masher or large wooden ladle until it is all well mashed and combined.

Once it becomes warm roll make large balls of it.

Serve it warm with chicken gravy, mutton gravy,sambhar or butter milk.

Delicious and super healthy ragi sankati is ready :) Enjoy the healthy dish :)

MURUKULU

Description:

Murukulu also known as Janthikulu is a very popular savory snack of the South Indian cuisine.An evening binge choice, the crispy deep fried janthikalu (murukulu) are every one's favorite snack item. Prepared from a dough comprising of Roasted chana dall and rice flour, the murukku is crunchy, spicy and a great accompaniment to evening tea or coffee.

MURUKULU

Ingredients :

• Rice Flour : 3 cups
• Roasted Bengal Gram Powder : 1 cup
• Ajwain Seeds : 1 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder : 2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil

Method :

1. Combine the both flours with salt, red chilli powder and ajwain seeds and set aside. 

2. Bring 2 cups of water to a rolling boil with 2 tablespoons of oil. Add this boiling water to the flour and mix with a spatula. Mix very well and cool. 

3. Make a soft dough by adding the cold water little by little. Knead the dough till very soft. The dough should be soft and smooth. 

4. Take a small portion of dough and fill in the murukku / chakli press. 

5. Grease a ladle with little oil. Press the chakli maker on the greased ladle. Slightly rotate the chakli maker round and round until it forms a spiral shaped chakli. 

6. Heat oil for deep frying. Carefully drop the chaklis and deep fry them on a medium flame. 

7. Remove and place them on a tissue paper. Let them cool completely and store in airtight container.